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Crypto's Retail Surge A Warning? 3 Stabilizing Moves for Lasting Growth

Crypto's Retail Surge A Warning? 3 Stabilizing Moves for Lasting Growth

The crypto landscape has undeniably shifted. We’re past the point of this being a niche market controlled by the tinkerers and tech savvy cypherpunks. All of a sudden, your neighbor and your barista are getting into Bitcoin and Ethereum. Even your mom is getting in on a confusing cryptos-mania! Binance's...

Trump's NFT Dinner A Risky Gamble Or Strategic Market Move?

Trump's NFT Dinner A Risky Gamble Or Strategic Market Move?

The excitement surrounding the upcoming Trump Gala Dinner for TRUMP meme coin holders 🥳 is palpable. Set for May 22 nd, 2025, it’s either a masterful move of marketing genius or an impending big flop in the making. political fundraising of all time, or simply another celebrity-endorsed crypto pump-and-dump scam....

Is Trump's Gala a Scam? Gen Z Sounds Off on NFT Pumping

Is Trump's Gala a Scam? Gen Z Sounds Off on NFT Pumping

Imagine this: You're 22, just scraped together a couple grand from working your butt off at a dead-end job. First, you’ll notice that you’re seeing Trump – the Trump – apparently endorsing this TRUMP meme coin. "Finally," you think, "a chance to stick it to the man, get in on...

BexBack's Bold Move: Stability or Speculation? A Boomer's Take

BexBack's Bold Move: Stability or Speculation? A Boomer's Take

BexBack. The name of the program alone makes it sound like something out of a 90s science fiction movie. And frankly, their business model doesn’t seem too far behind – and potentially even more hazardous to progress. Offering 100x leverage and no KYC? It’s the equivalent of giving a teenager...

BexBack's 100x Leverage: Empowering the People or Predatory Gambling?

BexBack's 100x Leverage: Empowering the People or Predatory Gambling?

Okay, let's talk BexBack. You might have heard the ads – 100x leverage! Trade BTC, ETH, all the altcoins! A $50 welcome bonus just for trying? Sounds like a party, right? And maybe it is, for some. But for others, it may be a fiscal encumbrance that sticks with them...

Reservoir's NFT Retreat A Market Correction Or Web3's First Crack?

Reservoir's NFT Retreat A Market Correction Or Web3's First Crack?

Reservoir has opted to sunsetting its NFT API just two months after raising $14 million in a Series A round. Even so, this move appears to be a symptom of bigger problems than a thoughtful, new strategy. Investors such as Coinbase Ventures, Union Square Ventures, and others flooded in, allegedly...

Reservoir's NFT Exit A Gen Z Wake-Up Call For Web3 Hype

Reservoir's NFT Exit A Gen Z Wake-Up Call For Web3 Hype

Take Sarah, a bright, ambitious college student whom I had the pleasure of meeting at a Grace Hopper Celebration event last fall. She was all-in on NFTs. Each discussion was charged with energy regarding the upcoming primary release. They talked about what return on investment she could expect and how...

Ubisoft's NFT Gamble: 5 Reasons Why Gamers Should Revolt

Ubisoft's NFT Gamble: 5 Reasons Why Gamers Should Revolt

Ubisoft recently announced Mighty & Magic Fates, a mobile, NFT-riddled trading card game. Remember Ghost Recon Breakpoint and XDefiant? Recall how they said they were going to consult with and listen to the players after those catastrophes. Apparently “listening” means doubling down on the very thing that made everyone hate...

Ubisoft's NFT Push: A Risky Bet or Strategic Innovation?

Ubisoft's NFT Push: A Risky Bet or Strategic Innovation?

Ubisoft is doubling down on NFTs. And don’t miss their brand new cardboard game, “Might & Magic Fates”! It’s created on the Immutable blockchain and lets players own and trade cards as NFTs in a fun new trading card game. This follows two notable former Web3 initiatives that similarly crashed...